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The public oppose mega trucks
The great majority of citizens oppose the introduction of mega trucks.
opinion poll ~ 75 percent of people in Britain oppose mega trucks
Representative opinion poll by GfK NOP in Great Britain
75 percent of people in Britain oppose mega trucks
The market research organisation GfK NOP conducted an opinion poll in August 2007 on the subject of Gigaliners in Great Britain. The research was commissioned by the organisation Freight on Rail.
Its conclusions:
- 75% of the public do not support allowing Gigaliners onto British roads.
- 80% of the public want to see more more freight on the railways and would be in favour of government action to encourage this.
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Mega truck: One vehicle, many names
- Ecocombi
- écocombis
- EuroCombi
- European Modular System (EMS)
- Gigaliner
- kæmpelastbiler
- kæmpestore lastbiler
- Langere en Zwaardere Vrachtautocombinatie
- long combination vehicle
- longer and heavier vehicles (LHV)
- Longliner
- mega-lastbiler
- mega-trucks
- modulvogntog
- Monstertrucks
- Ökoliner
- Riesen-Lkw
- road train
- super lorries
- super trucks